2 min readMar 26, 2026 12:51 PM IST
The cyber wing of the Kerala Police on Thursday registered a case after an AI-generated video depicting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar was posted on the social media platform X under the handle of one Laxmi N Raju.
With Kerala going to the polls on April 9, police alleged that the post was misleading and had the potential to “adversely impact the conduct of free and fair elections”.
The video pertains to the controversy over the now-retracted ECI letter, which bore the seal of the Kerala BJP and was forwarded to all political parties in the state earlier this month. The ECI had clarified that it was a clerical mistake. An officer was placed under suspension in this regard.
The retracted letter was widely circulated on social media platforms, forcing the ECI to approach the cyber police, which served notices to social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, and X, asking them to remove the letter from their platforms.
In the video posted by Laxmi N Raju, AI-generated images of PM Modi and the Chief Election Commissioner are shown interacting with each other to allege that the BJP and the ECI were working together.
Referring to the case registered under the IT Act, the cyber police said, “The material has the potential to mislead the public, undermine the credibility of constitutional bodies, and adversely impact the conduct of free and fair elections. In accordance with the Model Code of Conduct and applicable legal provisions, the cyber wing of the Kerala Police initiated immediate measures to prevent further circulation of the content. Necessary legal notices were issued to the intermediary platform under relevant provisions of the Information Technology Act and Rules, seeking expeditious removal of the unlawful content,” it said.
